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    This document outlines various barriers to effective communication in the workplace. It identifies physical, organizational, cultural, language, channel, interpersonal, individual, attitudinal, and listening barriers that can interfere with the exchange of ideas. Physical barriers include environmental factors like large work areas, poor lighting, and noise. Organizational barriers involve issues like policies, hierarchy, and resources. Cultural barriers stem from differences in things like age, education, beliefs, and assumptions between communicators.

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    This document outlines various barriers to effective communication in the workplace. It identifies physical, organizational, cultural, language, channel, interpersonal, individual, attitudinal, and listening barriers that can interfere with the exchange of ideas. Physical barriers include environmental factors like large work areas, poor lighting, and noise. Organizational barriers involve issues like policies, hierarchy, and resources. Cultural barriers stem from differences in things like age, education, beliefs, and assumptions between communicators.

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    This document outlines various barriers to effective communication in the workplace. It identifies physical, organizational, cultural, language, channel, interpersonal, individual, attitudinal, and listening barriers that can interfere with the exchange of ideas. Physical barriers include environmental factors like large work areas, poor lighting, and noise. Organizational barriers involve issues like policies, hierarchy, and resources. Cultural barriers stem from differences in things like age, education, beliefs, and assumptions between communicators.

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    BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE

    COMMUNICATION

    DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION
    BARRIERS
    Aspects of or conditions in a workplace that interfere with
    effective exchange of ideas or thoughts. Such barriers include
    (1) status differences
    (2) gender differences
    (3) cultural differences
    (4) prejudices
    (5) the organizational environment

    BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE
    COMMUNICATION
    PYHISICAL BARRIERS
    ORGANISATIONAL BARRIERS
    CULTURAL BARRIERS
    LANGUAGE BARRIERS
    CHANNEL BARRIERS
    INTERPERSONAL BARRIERS
    INDIVIDUAL BARRIERS
    ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS
    LISTENING BARRIERS
    BARRIERS WHILE SPEAKING

    PHYSICAL BARRIERS
    Physical barriers are often due to the nature of the environment.
    Physical Organizational Barrier includes internal and external
    environment like :
    large working areas physically separated from others
    poor lighting
    staff shortage
    outdated equipments
    background noise

    ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS

    Poor organizational culture, climate


    Stringent rules and regulations
    Status and relationship
    Complexity
    Inadequate facilities/ opportunities of growth and improvement

    CULTURAL BARRIERS
    The beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's
    employees and management interact and handle outside
    business transactions.

    Age and gender


    Education and cultural background
    Social status and economic position
    Temperament
    Popularity
    Religion
    Political belief
    Ethics, values, motives
    Assumptions

    LANGUAGE BARRIERS
    Different languages, vocabulary, accents, dialects represent
    national/ regional barriers.
    Semantic gaps are words having similar pronunciation but multiple meanings.
    E.g - Write your name on top of the test paper.
    I couldn't remember the right answer.
    to/two/too

    Badly expressed message, wrong interpretation and unqualified assumptions.


    The use of difficult or inappropriate words/ poorly explained or misunderstood
    messages can result in confusion.

    CHANNEL BARRIERS
    If the length of the communication is long, or the medium selected is
    inappropriate, the communication might break up
    It can also be a result of the inter-personal conflicts between the
    sender and receiver
    Lack of interest to communicate
    Information sharing or access problems which can hamper the
    channel and affect the clarity, accuracy and effectiveness.

    INTERPERSONAL BARRIERS

    Lack of Trust
    Lack of Knowledge of non-verbal communication
    Wish to capture authority
    Lack of Motivation
    Lack of co-operation, fear of penalty and poor relationship

    INDIVIDUAL BARRIERS

    Individual's perceptual and personal discomfort.


    Two individuals mental perception may/may not be identical
    Style
    Selective perception
    Halo effect
    Poor attention and retention
    Defensiveness
    Close mindedness
    Insufficient filtration

    ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS
    It comes about as a result of problems with staff in the organization.
    Limitation in physical and mental ability, intelligence,
    understanding, pre-conceived notions, and distrusted source divides
    the attention and create a mechanical barrier which affects the
    attitude and opinion.

    LISTENING BARRIERS

    Interrupting the speaker


    Not maintaining eye contact with the speaker
    Rushing the speaker to complete what he/she has to say
    Making the speaker feel as though he/she is wasting the
    listener's time
    Being distracted by something that is not part of the on-going
    communication
    Getting ahead of the speaker and completing his/her thoughts
    Ignoring the speaker's requests
    Asking too many questions, for the sake of probing

    BARRIERS WHILE SPEAKING

    Unclear messages
    Lack of consistency in the communication process
    Incomplete sentences
    Not understanding the receiver
    Not seeking clarifications while communicating

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